Thèbes. Palais de Karnak. Sanctuaire de granit et Salle Hypostyle
Photograph
1852 (photographed)
1852 (photographed)
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A letterpress printed tissue overleaf
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | letterpress printed tissue paper |
| Brief description | Tissue interleaf for photograph by Maxime Du Camp, 'Thèbes. Palais de Karnak. Sanctuaire de granit et Salle Hypostyle', plate 43 from the series 'Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie. Dessins Photographiques recuillis pendant les années 1849, 1850 et 1851', letterpress printed tissue paper, published 1852 |
| Physical description | A letterpress printed tissue overleaf |
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| Marks and inscriptions | title and additional historical information relating to archaeological site depicted in associated plate. (letterpress, recto, paper) |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund |
| Object history | This is the tissue overleaf associated with one of 24 photographs (from an original set of 125) published by Gide et J. Baudry, Éditeurs, as part of a 25 part subscription series, each containing 5 plates, together with tissue interleaves and letterpress wrapper. |
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| Accession number | RPS.845:2-2024 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2024 |
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